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Enrollment
988
Middle
DISTRICT 763 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT NEWS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510264001056
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle
432 Industrial Park Dr, Newport News, VA 23608 · (757) 888-3300 · Newport News city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL988 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Virginia public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public middle schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
970 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 335 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 291 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 362 | 37% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
59.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 58.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle this school | 988 | 98.2% | 52.8% |
| Mary Passage Middle Newport News | 931 | 97.9% | 53.6% |
| Homer L. Hines Middle Newport News | 846 | 97.3% | 58.1% |
| Northside Middle Norfolk | 732 | 89.8% | 57.4% |
| Brookland Middle Richmond | 1,034 | 90.3% | 45.6% |
| Azalea Gardens Middle Norfolk | 792 | 87.8% | 61.3% |
Matched among Virginia middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Newport News city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #304 of 337 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #251 of 342 ▼ 5 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #315 of 342 ▲ 2 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 988 | #84 of 343 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #100 of 333 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #50 of 340 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #140 of 224 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
988
-180 (-15%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,096
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 988 | N/A | N/A | 98% (970) |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 64 | 15.1:1 | 94% (909) |
| 2022-23 | 1,060 | 67 | 15.8:1 | 87% (926) |
| 2020-21 | 1,168 | 79 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,074 | 73.5 | 14.6:1 | 62% (662) |
| 2015-16 | 1,094 | 68 | 16.1:1 | 58% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 1,123 | 56 | 20.1:1 | 52% (584) |
| 2000-01 | 1,118 | 70 | 16.0:1 | 42% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 1,096 | 69 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle.
About Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle is the name of a medium-sized middle-grades school in Newport News, Virginia. The school's enrollment of 988 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 32% higher than the average for middle schools in Virginia, which is about 750.
Federal data list 40 schools in Newport News City Public Schools, with 25,882 students enrolled.
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 48%. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 15% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 98%. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Newport News city.
allk12 grades Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.8% and a predicted 61.4%.
In the county around the school, Newport News city, median household income is about $69,634, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 48 public schools operate in Newport News city, serving about 25,882 students.
The nearest public school is Denbigh Early Childhood Center, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 988, 15% below the 1,168 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Newport News city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
184,216
Census ACS
Median income
$69,634
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
25,882 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newport News City Public Schools
- Woodside HighHigh · 1,723 students
- Menchville HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Warwick HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Denbigh HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
Other schools in Newport News
- Woodside HighHigh · 1,723 students
- Menchville HighHigh · 1,707 students
- Warwick HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Denbigh HighHigh · 1,269 students
- Heritage HighHigh · 1,106 students
- Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
Nearby schools
- Denbigh Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 397
- Mary Passage Middle1.1 mi · 931
- General Stanford Elementary1.1 mi · 430
- David A. Dutrow Elementary1.4 mi · 341
- Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary1.6 mi · 549
- Richneck Elementary1.6 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleHow large is Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle?
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle enrolls approximately 988 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle serve?
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student diversity at Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle?
Student demographics at Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle are roughly 15% White, 26% Hispanic, 48% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle?
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle is overseen by Newport News City Public Schools in Newport News city.
What county does Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle serve?
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle serves Newport News city in VA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.